Tire.



No. 669,!84. Patented Oct. 23; I900.

- A. E. PLATTER.

TIRE.

I (No M udel.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT E. FLATTER, GREENVILLE, OHIO.

TIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,184, dated October23, 1900.

Application filed September 7, 1900. derial No. 29,292. (No model.)

To all whom it ntay concern;

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. FLATTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenville, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Tire, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to tires, and has for its object to provide animproved detachable cushion-tire which is arranged to be convenientlyapplied to ordinary vehicle-wheels having the usual metallic tire andwithout removing the latter, so that either tire may be used, accordingto the character of the roads. It is furthermore designed to facilitatethe application and removal of the tire and also to.

provide for preventing lateral play or looseness of the tire andcreeping thereof.

With this and other objects in view the present invention consistsin thecombination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed,'shown in the accompanyin g drawings, and particularly pointedout in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in theform, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scopeof the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ordinaryvehicle-wheel having the present invention applied thereto, parts beingbroken away to show the connection be tween the tire and the wheel. Fig.2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a similar view taken on the line 3 30f Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of one of the fastening-bolts for preventing laterallooseness of the tire.

Corresponding parts are designated by likeor bands are applied fromopposite sides of the wheel and are connected by means of a plurality oftransverse fastenings 5, the heads of which are countersunk in the outerside of one ring, so that the latter may befre'e from projections, andtheir opposite ends are screwthreaded and take intocorrespondinglyscrew-threa'ded openings 6 in the other ring.

To preventlateral displaceinentof the rings from the wheel, the inneropposing faces of the rings are recessed, as at 7, so that the combinedrecesses form an inner marginal groove next to the rim of the wheel and,for the reception of the head 8 of each tire-bolt 3, as indicated inFigs. land 3. Each recess opens out through the in ner marginal edge ofthe ring and inclines toward the in ner lateral face thereof, so thatthe groove is wedgeshaped.

Each ring is provided with an outer marginal flange 9, which is flushwith the lateral outer face thereof, whereby the two flanges aredesigned to form a seat for the rubber or similar strip 10, which isclamped between the flanges.

In applying the present form of tire to a wheel the usual tire-bolts aresubstituted by the headed bolts and the rings are applied from oppositesides of the wheel, so as to embrace the heads of the bolts and receivethe same within the groove formed by the recessed inner faces of therings The lateral fasten ings 5 are then passed through the rings andthe cushioned ring or strip is placed between the flanges of the rings,after which the lateral fastenings are tightened, so as to firmly bindthe rings upon the rubber strip.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the rubber strip isdetachably connected to the rings and the latter are held againstlateral displacement by means of the heads of the tire-bolts fitting inthe groove at the inner sides of the rings. It is preferable to arrangethe lateral fastenings 5 in pairs, the members of which are disposedadjacent to the opposite ends of the heads of the respective tire-bolts,so as to prevent creeping of the detachable tire upon therim of thewheel.

In the formation of the groove it is preferable to provide the opposingfaces of the rings with beveled portions, which begin at the innermargin of the rings and incline away from the flanges of the respectiverings, whereby the beveled faces of the two rings converge and meetadjacent to the outer marginal edges of the rings. In view of this Wedgeshape of the groove the heads of the tire-bolts are preferablytriangular in cross-section, so

to fit within the groove.

It will now be apparent that the present form of cushion-tire may beconveniently ap plied to any ordinary vehicle-wheel Without altering thelatter, and the device may be readily removed, so that the ordinarymetallic tire may be used when the roads are muddy.

What is claimed is- 1. The combination with a vehicle-wheel, of a pairof rings embracing the peripheral edge of the wheel, the inner sides ofthe rings being recessed and forming a marginal groove next to thewheel, means for clamping the rings together, a cushioning-strip heldbetween the rings, and headed fastenings carried by the rim of the wheeland havingtheir heads received within the groove.

2. The combination with a vehicle-wheel, ot' a pair of rings embracingthe peripheral edge of the Wheel, and provided with inner oppositerecesses forming a groove next to' the rim of the wheel, and also havingoutwardly-directed marginal flanges, fastening devices clamping therings together, a cushioned-tire strip clamped between the flanges, andheaded fastenings carried by the rim of the wheel, the heads beingreceived within the groove of the combined rings.

3. The combination with a vehicle-wheel, of a ring embracing theperiphery of the wheel and provided in its inner face with a marginalgroove next to the rim of the Wheel, a

cushioned-tire strip secured to the outer m arginal edge of the ring,headed fastenings carried by the rim of the Wheel and having their headsreceived Within the groove, and pairs of lateral fastenings carried bythe ring and located at opposite sides of the heads of the fastenings.

4E. The combination With a vehicle-wheel, of a pair of opposite ringsembracing the rim of the wheel, and having their inner sides recessedand forming a continuous groove next to the rim of the wheel, and alsoprovided with outer marginal flanges, headed fastenings carried by therim of the Wheel and having their heads titted in the groove, lateralfastenings extending through the rings and arranged adjacent to theopposite sides of the respective heads of the fastenings, and acushioned-tire strip clamped between the flanges ot the rings.

5. A removable cushioned tire for vehiclewheels, comprising oppositerings, having their inner faces recessed and forming an inner marginalgroove, and also provided with outer marginal flanges, a cushioned-ti restrip clamped between the flanges, lateral fastenings connecting therings and passing transversely through the groove, and headed fasteningshaving their heads received Within the groove and between adjacentlateral fastenings.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT E. FLAT PER.

WVit-nesses:

JAS. B. KOLP, H. L. YoUN'r.

